A Fond Farewell To Friends For Now

"I hope you enjoyed yourselves," Walt said. They'd already bid the Fashion Fantasy crew a fond farewell after Deadpool loaded them all up. They'd all cut loose and crashed in one of the cabins. Now they were seeing off their other guests.

"We did! Good food. Better booze!" Anna said as Uni nodded enthusiastically adding, "and fun games! Brrt! Rat-ta-tat! Sheoow... Ba-Boom!" Walt chuckled as she mimicked and made sound effects for gunfire and explosions with enthusiasm. Both cat girls wild manes were even more tossed and tussled and their skimpy attire was torn and disheveled... yet they had big grins.

"Yeah," Anna said. "Really good time! Nice to be able to let loose once in awhile. For having all the toys, you'd think Prime would be more fun but those PWBI guys a no joke."

Uni nodded along again after readjusting her torn suit snd flashing a boob casually. "Too many uptight supers, I think. All that spandex cutting off the circulation to their poor little pea brains." She started rubbing her hands together. "But great party! Only thing that'd make it better would be some loot from a rich guy! Hint, hint! Wink, wink!"

John rolled his eyes but continued smiling since the girls were on a good mood from partying and running qild all night and had promised to behave themselves on the way home. He didn't entirely believe that, it wasn't in their natures, but trying meant they might not need to be restrained... for everyones safety. "You girls know you're not allowed to money directly due to the law," he said but Emma was already giving them a thumbs-up that Neo returned patting Walt on the back.

He chuckled. Neo was up to something, as usual, and he nodded. "Yeah, okay. Whatever you want my love," giving her a kiss on the check before he reached out and patted the twins on their heads, finger combing their big hair and stroking their ears. "I'm really happy to have met you both and that you had a good time. Come play again sometime and we'll come play with you at the Cat's Meow, okay? We'll see you soon."

Anna and Uni both blinked in surprise but then happily leaned into the affectionate attention. When he stopped to move off towards the others they stared after him. "I didn't think I'd like him at first. He made me think of that lunkhead tank commander at first but he ain't like that at all," Anna said.

Uni smiled. "He didn't try to get handsy either but when I flashed him my tits he sure did like that! Still he didn't try to take advantage even a bit." She looked at her sister then Neo who had stayed behind and smirked as she wrapped up her business with Emma and John.

"You're sure?" John asked checking his phone.

Neo nodded as Emma smiled and nodded too. "Of course she is! She set it all up with Walters AI, didn't she? And she has authorization in his name. Pleasure doing business, Neo dear!"

Neo grinned and waved with her fingers before tossing a wink at the twins and skipping away twirling hush.

"Well that was peculiar," Anna said as they got in their cars backseat with her sister. "What did the half pint want?"

John chuckled getting behind the wheel as Emma took the passenger seat and turned to look back at the duo as they drove away. "You haven't guessed yet? You two just met your personal sponsors and owners and of The Cat's Meow. Congratulations on being adopted."

The twins eyes went wide with surprise. "Well now if that don't just beat all," Uni said but she slowly started to smile.

Anna did too. "That little one, Neo?, is trouble, mark my words."

Uni nodded. "Yeah... Our kinda trouble, don't you think?!"

"Oh, yeah!" Anna said in agreement. "I think this might be the start of something beautiful!"

John chuckled. "Tell them the really good news."

Emma grinned and called up the info on her phone and handed it to the twins. "Right. Your sponsers just gave you your first "tip". You can use the credits to buy things through The Cat's Meow and 3S for yourselves."

Uni gulped. "Anna that's an awful lot of zeroes! Does this mean what I think it does?"

Anna gulped too bit both of their ears twitched happily as they hugged each other. "It sure does!"

"We got us a rich and generous sugar daddy!" They said in unison dreaming of gold plated high power weaponry, fancy clothes and jewelry on their way home.

"I hope y'all had a good time too," Walt said catching up to Dave and Harley as she got him seated in their batmobile with the hyenas.

"We sure did," Dave said and shook Walts hand as he leaned out the car. "Thank you. All of you," he said smiling at Penny and then all of the ladies in turn. "We had a wonderful time!"

"You better believe it!" Harley said grinning as she hugged each and everyone. "What a gas!" She even wiped away a pretend tear. "An it's so great to see ya all working hard to put a smile on Mistah S's face! You're all doing an aces job of taking care of him for all of us an' we love ya for it!"

Walt rolled his eyes. "You're kinda making me out to sound like a sad sack, Harls."

She stuck out her tongue but hugged him too. "Maybe jes' a little." She then hugged Penny last before getting behind the wheel of the car with a wink. "He's also a bit of a grumpy Gus, but also the sweetest guy after my Puddin'! Keep taking good care of him?"

Penny smiled and nodded. "We will and you do the same for Dave for us! Come visit us again soon, friends- no... Family!"

Harley actually wiped away a small real tear, smiling and putting on sunglasses. "Yeah! Family! See ya later!" She pulled out watching as they all gathered waving goodbye to them.

Dave smiled and patted her knee. "You okay, my love?"

Harley sniffed and nodded. "Yep! I jest... They're awesome, ya know? I kinda miss 'em already. Too sweet!" The hyenas leaned in from the backseat to kiss her face.

Dave smiled too. "Yeah. We're lucky that's our future."

Harley nodded. "I'm sorry," she said quietly.

Dave looked at her in surprise. "Whatever for, Harls?"

Harley shrugged. "That coulda been us if I wasn't an obsessive and jealous mess. I know that's why you never got another Character."

Dave shook his head and patted her knee. "You don't have to apologize for that. I got no regrets and that's on me because I thought that's what you wanted."

Harley nodded. "I do... or I did but now? After seeing how things could've been I feel like... We missed out, ya know? It might be nice to have "sistahs" ya know?"

Dave smiled and shrugged. "I don't know that we missed out. But-"

"Butt?" Harley snickered half joking but seriously curious about what Dave was going to say.

Dave chuckled. "But maybe we still can, if that's something you want." He smirked as she glanced at him incredulously. "Maybe not right now... but we do have an opportunity for a "do over" of sorts coming up."

Harley smiled sweetly at that. "You're right. What an idea! A "Do ovah"!" She liked that idea. Sure their immediate future was still looking sad. It still made her want to cry thinking about Dave... dying. But the future after that was looking brighter and brighter for the both of them! And her sweet love and their friends- No. "Family" were working hard to make it so by putting more and more positive spin on things. "Do you... *Sniff* really think we can do that? Be somethin' positive like them? That I can be "good" like that?"

Dave smiled and took her hand kissing then holding it. "No. I don't think it. I know it, my love. My Harls is amazing and when she sets her heart on something there's nothing she can't do!"

Harley sniffed and squeezed his hand back, then nodded. "If that's what my Puddin says, then I believe it... and in us!" Then she grinned. "An' I'm first gonna prove it by beating the speed record to home and taking you to bed! You get me so fucking HOT!"

Dave gulped as he saw her finger hover over the little red booster button but he nodded, after double checking their harnesses. He let go her hand so she could concentrate on driving and said to the hyenas. "Get down, boys. Your mommas gonna do something crazy!"

They immediately responded with a barking laugh as he and Harley laughed too. "You know it!" She said just before pushing the button.

"Harls!" Dave warned. "Look out for that car-"

(("Approaching 3S vehicle."))

Walt was sitting on the porch with several of the ladies after wishing farewell to their guests and shrugged. "Must be business to get them to come out here. Don't know what couldn't wait until tomorrow."

"I'll go get some refreshments," Senko volunteered before any of the maids. She was trying to pamper them with mixed results.

They watched as instead of one of the usual transports a more normal black sedan approached. Walt smiled. "Definitely business," he remarked and rose stepping of the porch with a wave.

The vehicle stopped and Callie Briggs exited with another person, also in a business suit and wearing sunglasses, exited the vehicle. "Oh!" He smiled. "Well this should be interesting... Howdy, folks! Hope you had a good drive out?"

Callie adjusted her glasses and smoothed her suit, smiling. "Hello, Boss. It was nice but we just almost got forced off the road and into a ditch by a maniac! Just barely missed us!"

Walt chuckled. "Sorry about that. Our guests were just leaving and one of them is a bit wild behind the wheel. What brought you two out here?"

The man pulled out a briefcase and a white mobility cane. "Legal business," he said. "We have a few more business documents for The Mary Janes and I'm here to confer and advise Ms Walters on becoming a Prime lawyer for 3S, Boss."

Walt smiled and shook his hand. "Thank you, Matt. And it's the weekend and I'm not on clock and since you don't have any business with me so you two can just call me, Walt. Welcome to the ranch."

They both smiled but shook their heads. "That's nice but not actually accurate, Bo- er, Walt?" Callie said pulling out a document for him.

Walt sighed. "Call me Walt, anyway. Is it 3S business?"

Callie smiled and shook her head. "No, personal."

Walt raised an eyebrow but accepted the document she handed him. "Come have a drink on the porch you two-"

"No way!" Gwen said in shock as she and the rest of the band arrived. "Y-You're dead! What the hell are you doing here!"

Walt held up his free hand. "Whoa there! Time out, Gwen. Uh, start with the others while I have a quick aside with Ms Stacy?"

"Of course," Matt Murdock said accepting a glass of iced tea from Senko.

"What the fuck is going on and why the hell is that asshole here?" Gwen asked in a hiss as he lead her off to the side a little ways. "And don't bother yelling me he's a different "Matt Murdock"! I dunno how but... I just know alright?"

Walt nodded and shrugged stopping. "Let's start there. You're right... but he isn't the "same" Matt Murdock, either."

Gwen frowned and crossed her arms. "What the hell is that supposed to mean? Why isn't he dead? You killed him!"

Walt sighed. He'd crossed his arms too and waited with a raised eyebrow for a pregnant moment. "You really want to know and are ready to hear the answers yet or do you want a few more minutes to be mad?"

Gwen frowned and opened her mouth to retort hotly but paused seeing his smile. She huffed, took a deep breath and counted down from ten. Feeling a bit calmer she uncrowded her arms and said, "Sorry, I... I wasn't expecting to see that asshole. I got emotional-"

"Understandably," Walt said uncrossing his arms too and placing his hands gently on her shoulders. "Honestly it's partly my fault. I wanted to tell you after some more time had passed but it didn't work out that way. Sorry."

Gwen sighed as he leaned forward to kiss the top of her head. "No, I'm sorry. I'm sure had your reasons and they're good. I just feel extra moody lately so it's caught me at a bad time. I love you." She hugged him.

Walt smiled and nodded holding her. "And I love you." He chalked up her mood as possibly the heightened emotions of the Symbiote bond.

Gwen smiled as she felt safe and reassured in his arms a moment longer before letting go. "Alright. I'm good and ready for some answers."

Walt nodded. "Alright. Yes, that is the Matthew Murdock from your instance and no, it isn't. I "killed" him by erasing his identity. In that sense that Matt Murdock is very definitely dead." He shrugged. "But that's a terrible waste of talent. He's a brilliant lawyer among his other skills so-"

"So you sold him to 3S," she said shaking her head but still smiling. "Replaced him in my reality somehow using your bag of tricks. Put his talents to use, give him a better and likely happier identity, good job, awesome benefits and presto! Win-win, right?"

Walt shook his head. "Win-win-win," he said. "You don't have to feel guilty about wanting him dead. I know, I know. I'm a dirty cheater-"

"With a heart of gold," she said smiling at him. "Or maybe something else? Some rare element much better and a helluva lot stronger than mere gold."

Walt rolled his eyes but shrugged with a smile. "I wouldn't go that far. I just work with the cards I'm dealt and do the best I can with them."

"After stacking the deck," she said with a smirk holding up pinched fingers. "Just a little."

Walt chuckled and shook his head. "Nah. If you're going to cheat, cheat big! Win big!" He winked.

Gwen laughed. "You are incorrigible! Good thing I like that!" She sighed. "Alright. Matt Murdock the Kingpin is dead. Long live Matt Murdock of 3S Legal Department. I guess I can live with that."

"Good," he said putting an arm around her. "Let's go rejoin the others."

Gwen nodded and made like she was going to put her arm around him... but changed course and slipped her hand in his back pocket instead grabbing his ass. "Ok but I'm looking forward to "makeup sex" after our little tiff!"

And she laughed as he blushed like a man much younger but smirked. "Me too!"

They made their way back over and Gwen rejoined the others and signed more documents with Murdock as he explained to them what each was and to Jen how the process of Prime law and 3S Legal worked. Walt smiled and took a seat next to Callie, taking a glass from Senko and pulling out his flask. "Drink?"

Callie smiled and nodded after hesitating for just a moment. "Alright. One should be safe, thank you Walt," she said holding out her glass.

Walt tipped some into her iced tea before taking a belt himself from the flask and opening the packet she'd previously handed him. "I always fond a drink before reading bad news helps. Let's see... Office of Relations with Characters? What do the ORC's want? They almost never send me anything in all these... years... What? No!"

Callie looked concerned and asked before taking a sip, "Something bad?" She made a face and inhaled fanning her face. "Whooo... Strong!"

Walt didn't even remark as he kept reading. "... due to an outbreak of a large harem run riot in a connected instance, Prime has declared a state of emergency. In regards to the Character Management Act, section three, article seven all owners of harems of large size, seven or greater, are hearby ordered to comply by staying home and seeing to their harem's needs for the next two days, those in the Super category, fifteen or more, are required to do the same for the next four days and those of the Mega category, twenty or greater, are required to comply for the week?! Thank you in advance for your understanding and complying with your civic duty?! Sincerely..." he dropped the paper. "Secretary of the Office of Relations with Characters, Fuckhead," he said with a resigned tone and took a long drink from his flask.

"What an usual name," Penny said smiling. "Still is it not wonderful that you have been given a week off? What a stupendously sensational thing!"

Walt weakly smiled for her but muttered, "Somehow I just know that Jimbo's to blame." He sighed.

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